161 ANDOVER ST
architectural description
House built about 1907 with Asbestos exterior; gable Asphalt roof; has 8 rooms, 1 bath, 1 half bath, 4 bedrooms. It is a one unit house with 2 1/2 stories and a small open porch on the front. It has a brickstone foundation and a wooden frame.
historical narrative
Originally owned by John Haggerty who was in charge of the Ballardvale Fire Station which is located next door. Dr. Gilbert, a dentist, lived in it next, then Arthur Reading family. It is now (1998) owned by Richard and Dolores Dunning.
bibliography/references
Town directories accessors office
Essex County Registry (Law)
inventory data
| Place: | |
| Historic District: | Not Applicable |
| Address: | 161 andover st |
| Historic Name: | |
| Present Use: | Residential |
| Original Use: | Residential |
| Date of Construction: | 1907 |
| Source: | Town Real Estate listing |
| Style/Form: | Other |
| Architect/Builder: | |
| Foundation: | brickstone |
| Wall/Trim: | Wood, Asbestos |
| Roof: | Gable |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | |
| Major Alterations: | |
| Condition: | good |
| Moved: | |
| Demolished: | |
| Acreage: | less than one acre; Acerage: 0.43 acres |
| Setting: | Well placed with driveway to back and walk to front door |
| MHC inventory number: | |
| Recorded by: | Ruth Sharpe (Ballardvale Historic District) |
| Organization: | Andover Historical Society |
| Date: | Sep 1998 |
other historic buildings
- on andover st
- in Not Applicable
- with architectural style Other
18 Carisbrooke Street
